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Sergei Ivanov
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Russian senior official and statesman (born 1953)
Key facts
- President
- Dmitry Medvedev , Vladimir Putin
- Preceded by
- Sergey Naryshkin
- Succeeded by
- Anton Vaino
- Prime minister
- Vladimir Putin
- Born
- ( 1953-01-31 ) 31 January 1953 (age 73) , Leningrad , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union , ( now Saint Petersburg, Russia )
- Spouse
- Natalia Ivanova
- Children
- Alexander, Sergey
- Alma mater
- Saint Petersburg State University , FSB Academy
- Allegiance
- Soviet Union (1975–1991) , Russia (1991–2000)
- Branch service
- KGB , Foreign Intelligence Service , Federal Security Service
- Years of service
- 1975–2000
- Rank
- Colonel General
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sergey
- Family name
- Ivanov
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Position held
- Kremlin Chief of Staff
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Award
- Order of Merit
- Field of work
- civil service
- Conflict
- Second Chechen War
- Military branch
- Federal Security Service
- Image
- Sergei Ivanov2016 (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Saint Petersburg
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- Commons category
- Sergei Ivanov
- date of birth
- 1953-01-31
- birth name
- Серге́й Бори́сович Ивано́в
- name in native language
- Серге́й Ивано́в
- allegiance
- Russia
- P10632
- Sergei Ivanov
- supported sports team
- PFC CSKA Moscow
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Encyclopedic overview
Sergei Borisovich Ivanov (Russian: Сергей Борисович Иванов, pronounced [sʲɪrˈɡʲej bɐˈrʲisəvʲɪtɕ ɪvɐˈnof]; born 31 January 1953) is a Russian former politician and senior official who served as Secretary of the Security Council from November 1999 to March 2001, as Minister of Defense from March 2001 to February 2007, as Deputy Prime Minister from November 2005 to February 2007, and as First Deputy Prime Minister from February 2007 to May 2008.
After the election of Dmitry Medvedev as President of Russia, Ivanov was reappointed a Deputy Prime Minister (in office: 2008–2011) in Vladimir Putin's second cabinet. From December 2011 to August 2016, Ivanov worked as the Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office. Later he served as special presidential envoy on the issues of environmental activities, ecology and transport from August 2016 to February 2026. Having served in the Soviet KGB and in its successor, the Federal Security Service, he holds the rank of colonel general. He also holds the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sergei Ivanov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.